VAI Joins IBM Software to Deliver Cloud Services

VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.), an IBM Premier Business partner, has announced that it has joined the IBM Software as a Service (SaaS) Specialty program to deliver cloud services to its clients. VAI's S2K Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software Suite, leveraging IBM's Power Systems, WebSphere, WebSphere Portal and DB2 database software, will now be available using the SaaS delivery model to provide the power and unsurpassed value that the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries need to address key business issues and deliver bottom-line results.

IBM offers hardware, software and infrastructure technologies to help its Business Partners deliver secure and scalable cloud services. Regardless of the state of adoption, IBM can help its partner's design, build, deliver and market SaaS solutions to help clients transform their businesses.

"SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of the IT industry because it provides companies of all sizes with access to innovative solutions delivered remotely via a subscription model," said Dave Mitchell, director of strategy, IBM Developer Relations. "VAI's commitment to SaaS can provide its customers with a powerful way to reduce implementation costs while rapidly deploying business applications."

"We are pleased that IBM has accepted VAI into its SaaS Specialty," said Kevin Beasley, CIO of VAI. "Membership in the program allots us a number of sales and marketing resources that extend our value proposition and expand our markets by delivering additional delivery methods to suit a larger range of customers."